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Lesson Plan [Original] THE MARINERS' MUSEUM LESSON PLAN Education Department 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Clash of Armor: The Monitor and the Virginia GRADE LEVEL: 5 SKILLS: Analysis, Inquiry SUBJECTS: Social Studies SOL/CURRICULUM OBJECTIVE: History/Social Studies: VS.1, VS.7, USI.1, USI.9, USII.3, VUS.1, VUS.7 TEACHING LOCATION: Defending the Seas Gallery, Ironclad Evidence Gallery, or in a classroom SETUP/MATERIALS: 1. Union uniform for student 2. Map of Hampton Roads 3. Artifacts from the wreck, i.e. relish, oar locks, mustard bottles, and armor 4. Models of Monitor and Virginia 5. Pictures: a. Capt. Worden b. Lt. Greene c. John Ericsson d. George Geer e. Monitor officers f. Virginia being built g. Monitor being launched h. Commanders of the Virginia 1. (If the Dahlgren gun is used) Sponge, Ram, bucket, powder cartridge, and loading instructions OBJECTIVES: 1. The student will be able to explain the conversion of the Merrimack to the Virginia. 2. The student will be able to identify the following locations on a map: Hampton Roads, James River, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Fort Monroe. 3. The student will be able to compare and contrast the Monitor and the Virginia. 4. The student will be able to outline the battle of the Ironclads, March 9, 1862. 5. The student will be able to summarize the effects Ironclads on the navy. 6. The student will be able to give examples of what the Monitor sailors ate while on board. 7. The student will be able to explain the sinking of the Monitor. PRE & POST VISIT ACTIVITIES: Pre & Post-Visit kits are available for teachers. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Ammedon, George F. Rise of the Ironclads. Missoula: Pictorial Historic Publishing Company, 1981. Brophy, Ann. John Ericsson and the Inventions of War. Silver Burdett Press, 1991. Davis, William C. Duel Between the First Ironclads. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1975. Keeler, William Frederick. Aboard the USS Monitor: the Letters of Acting Paymaster William Frederick Keeler, U.S. Navy, to His Wife Anna. Annapolis: U.S. Naval Institute, 1964. McCordock, Robert Stanley. The Yankee Cheese Box. Philadelphia: Dorrance and Company, 1938. Sumner, Besse B. C.S. Ironclad Virginia and US Ironclad Monitor: with Data and References. Newport News: The Mariners’ Museum, 1937. Dixon, Robert. “Biology of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary.” Annual Sanctuary Assessment, 1990. THE MARINERS' MUSEUM LESSON OUTLINE Education Department 100 Museum Drive Newport News, Virginia 23606 Clash of Armor: The Monitor and the Virginia I. Introduction A. Welcome to the program 1. We will be discussing the battle between the Monitor and the Virginia and its importance to the Hampton Roads area, the Civil War, and development of ship design. B. How many have heard about the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack? The battle actual happened between the Monitor and the Virginia. C. Where did it happen? In the modern Hampton Roads harbor between the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel and the Monitor/Merrimac Tunnel. (Use the map to point out areas) 1. Also point-out: Fort Monroe, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News and the area where the Norfolk Navy Base now is. (Make relevant to your audience) II. Developing the Ironclads A. The U.S.S. Merrimack becomes the Virginia 1. The Union had a navy yard in Portsmouth (area where the Portsmouth Navy Museum is today, i.e. downtown) At the navy yard they repaired ships, stored ammunition, guns, and other naval supplies. a) Gosport Navy yard was the largest U.S. Navy yard in the United States. 2. Built in 1857 and having sailed to Europe, the West Indies and the Pacific Ocean, the U.S.S. Merrimak was in need of repairs. In 1860, the naval ship was taken to Gosport Navy Yard to be refitted or fixed. 3. On April 17, 1861, Virginia seceded from the Union. Since the Confederate States did not have a real navy, they needed supplies and ships. So, Virginia troops moved to capture the Gosport Navy Yard and all of its supplies and facilities. 4. To prevent the Confederacy from taking the Navy yard the Union burned the buildings, the supplies, and the ships docked for repairs. Included in the burning was the U.S.S. Merrimack. 5. The Confederate Secretary of the Navy was Steven Mallory, he had read about British and French attempts at building ironclad ships and felt a small fleet could be built for the struggling Confederate Navy. a. Define ironclad— Example: Students are clad in clothes - they are “covered.” Ironclad is a covering of iron plating over a frame on a ship. 6. Since the Confederate Navy did not have much money, time or resources they decided to built their first ironclad from the burnt hulk of the U.S.S. Merrimack. a. Although the ship was burnt to the water line (point out waterline on model) her new engines where still in place and the Confederates raised her and began work on an iron casemate. b. The casemate had a wooden frame from the waterline and had 4 inch thick railroad iron laid on top. 1) Since the South did not have many factories most of the iron came from Tredegar Ironworks in Richmond, VA 2) Resources were so limited to the South, it took about 9 months to build the C.S.S. Virginia. c. The new ship called the C.S.S. Virginia was fitted with 10 guns (using model), 4 on each side and one fore and aft. The Virginia had to steam by a ship down its side to successfully shoot at it. d. The Virginia also had a ram attached to the bow. It was made of iron and weighed 1500 pounds. Define ram. e. They also covered the iron casemate with pork fat so that the cannon balls would slide down. f. The Virginia was launched on February 17, 1862. g. The Virginia was a large ocean-going ship and took twenty-two feet of water to float. This will become a factor in up coming battles. B. Building of the Monitor 1. The Union knew that the Confederate States needed goods from overseas to survive. The Union’s General-in-Chief of the Army Winfield Scott (a Virginian) developed the Anaconda Plan. 2. The idea was to strangle southern ports like an Anaconda strangles its prey. Union ships were placed in blockade at southern ports, including Hampton Roads. 3. Through spies, and Southern newspapers the Union heard about the ironclad Virginia being built and knew it would be difficult for the wooden fleet at Hampton Roads to repel it. 4. They placed an ad in the Northern newspapers looking for plans for an ironclad. The plans of John Ericsson, a Swedish inventor and ship designer, were chosen. (cut away of the Monitor and Ericsson’s picture) 5. The contract called for building the ship in 100 days, so Ericsson sent different parts of the ship to 8 different iron foundries to be built. He could do this because of the North’s greater manufacturing facilities. 6. The Monitor was called a cheese box on a raft (Explain cheese box). It had a flat/low deck with a revolving turret. (Show model of the Monitor) The turret went 360° around and was able to fire her two guns from any direction. a) Remember the Virginia had more guns, but they were limited in their direction of fire. b) No other ship had a revolving turret. The turret was constructed of 8 one-inch plates of iron. (8inches thick). c) The Monitor was able to maneuver in the shallow water of bays and rivers. 8. The Monitor had a pilothouse on the bow so the Captain and pilot could see to steer the ship. The Captain used a speaking tube to talk with the helm and the turret. (Pass around speaking tube) 9. The Monitor was completed 18 days late, but no one minded, and launched on January 30, 1862. She stayed in New York until March 6, 1862 when she headed for Hampton Roads (under tow) to fight the Virginia. 10. Note: The Virginia was started 6 months before the Monitor, but the Monitor was finished first. This gives you an idea how industrialism helped the North and slowed the South. III. March 8, 1862- the battle in Hampton Roads Harbor A. The Virginia’s first cruise and battle 1. There were 14 ships blockading the entrance to Hampton Roads, from Fort Monroe to Newport News Point. (Point to on map) 2. The North held Fort Monroe and the Lower Peninsula. The South held Norfolk and the Southside. 3. On March 8, 1862 the Virginia went on her first sea trial fully loaded with ammunition and supplies. (Show picture of Buchanan) Admiral Franklin Buchanan decided to take her immediately into action. 4. Heading out of the Elizabeth River towards Newport News, the Virginia found the USS Cumberland and the USS Congress at anchor. This was wash-day for these wooden sailing ships and when they realized the Virginia was coming out, the crews quickly cleared the decks and prepared for battle. 5. The USS Cumberland shot cannon balls at the Virginia, but they just slid off. The Virginia returned fire and caused great damage to the Cumberland’s wooden hull, killing many sailors. 121 sailors were lost on the Cumberland. 6. Admiral Buchanan ordered the ram to be used. The Virginia built up steam and rammed into the side of the Cumberland. With the large hole in the side the Cumberland began to sink, but the Virginia’s ram was stuck, and she began to sink with the Cumberland.
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